150 Years of Women at Berkeley Astronomy: Early Stars

Phoebe Waterman Haas
Phoebe Waterman Haas is one of the first two women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1913) from UC Berkeley.
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Priscilla Fairfield Bok
Priscilla Fairfield Bok is one of the first women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1921) from UC Berkeley.
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Mary Lea Heger Shane
Mary Lea Heger Shane received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1925.
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Charlotte Moore Sitterly
Charlotte Moore Sitterly received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1931. (Read more)

Dorothy Nell Davis
Dorothy Nell Davis received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1937.

Elizabeth Leonard Scott
Elizabeth Leonard Scott received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1949.

Imke de Pater
Imke de Pater was the first woman appointed to the Faculty in the Department of Astronomy. She has a joint appointment with EPS.
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Anna Estelle Glancy
Anna Estelle Glancy is one of the first two women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1913) from UC Berkeley.
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Jessica May Young
Jessica May Young is one of the first women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1920) from UC Berkeley.





Sophia Hazel Levy
Sophia Hazel Levy is one of the first women to receive a Ph.D. in astronomy (1920) from UC Berkeley.
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Lois Tripp Slocum
Lois Tripp Slocum received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1930.

Katherine Prescott
Katherine Prescott received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1933.

Martha “Patty” Stahr
Martha Stahr received a Ph.D. in astronomy from UC Berkeley in 1946.
